Quotes
Book Quotes#
General#
“Whatever you do in life. Be Consistent. Stick at it and be consistent” - Porky’s Corner
The hero:
- Knows hard times are merely a test
- Believes in himself and others
- Learns to find peace in chaos
- Listens more than he speaks
- Always speaks the truth
- Fights for those in need
- Plays the long game
- Follows his heart
- Admits mistakes
- Overcomes fear
- Acts
Star Wars#
Adapt he must as well. Cooperation is learned not through individual effort. Only together can you progress - Qui-gon (Master & Apprentice)
Qui-Gon had always been quick to admit his own faults and errors, a kind of humility rarer among the Jedi than it should’ve been (Master & Apprentice)
But he believed what he wanted to believe. We all do that, sometimes (Master & Apprentice)
Things that are thrown away or lost tell us as much about the past as many of those carefully preserved for posterity - MacGregor, Neil. “A History of the World in 100 Objects”
“Just remember that the goal in war is victory, not revenge.” - Timothy Zahn. “Thrawn_Alliances_Star Wars”
The real purpose of doping is not to build muscles, but rather to help the body recover from competition or survive the rigours of training. - Grigory Rodchenkov. “The Rodchenkov Affair”.
“The inevitable conclusion was that there was no way to win without doping.” - Grigory Rodchenkov. “The Rodchenkov Affair”.
“The moment they or their coaches became aware of any changes in our laboratory practice, they would amend their doping regimens accordingly. We were like field marshals always condemned to fight the previous war.” - Grigory Rodchenkov. “The Rodchenkov Affair”.
“As long as they weren’t getting caught, they kept their mouths shut” - Grigory Rodchenkov. “The Rodchenkov Affair”. Apple Books.
“Here is what happens when you play by the rules: You lose.” - Grigory Rodchenkov. “The Rodchenkov Affair”.
“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” - Kahlil Gibran. “The Prophet”.
“You work that you may keep pace with the earth and the soul of the earth. For to be idle is to become a stranger unto the seasons, and to step out of life’s procession, that marches in majesty and proud submission towards the infinite.” - Kahlil Gibran. “The Prophet”.
“But if you in your pain call birth an affliction and the support of the flesh a curse written upon your brow, then I answer that naught but the sweat of your brow shall wash away that which is written.” - Kahlil Gibran. “The Prophet”.
In other words, you should avoid rigid, military-style management—in which the decision-makers do not necessarily suffer personal consequences from their decisions—because it is especially prone to collapse. - Why Complex Systems Collapse Faster, TabletMag
“Here is what happens when you play by the rules: You lose.” - Grigory Rodchenkov. “The Rodchenkov Affair”.
“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” - Kahlil Gibran. “The Prophet”
“You work that you may keep pace with the earth and the soul of the earth. For to be idle is to become a stranger unto the seasons, and to step out of life’s procession, that marches in majesty and proud submission towards the infinite.” - Kahlil Gibran. “The Prophet”.
“But if you in your pain call birth an affliction and the support of the flesh a curse written upon your brow, then I answer that naught but the sweat of your brow shall wash away that which is written.” - Kahlil Gibran. “The Prophet”.
“No matter how good you were, someone was better. Live by that knowledge, and you would never grow so confident that you became sloppy.” - Brandon Sanderson. “The Emperor’s Soul”
“If prices went up, people demanded not a stable purchasing power for the marks they had, but more marks to buy what they needed. More marks were printed, and more, and more. - Bob Wolf. “When Money Dies.”
We reject: kings, presidents and voting. We believe in: rough consensus and running code. - Dave Clark at IETF 24
He could never simply relax and enjoy life - he had to prove that he was better than everybody else. Life was a game, and he had to win at all costs. - Angelo Agrizzi “The real Bosasa Story”
Rome wasn’t built in a day
Man shall eat from the sweat of his brow - Genesis 3:19
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.” 2 Thessalonians 3:10
The wherewithal - money
How to play the long game:
Don’t worry about being the best. Worry about being the best at getting better.
Don’t aim to be consistently great. Aim to be great at being consistent.
Ignore hacks, trends, and fads. Focus on nailing the basics over and over again.
Sleep at night.
- Brad Stulberg - The Practice of Groundedness
If you start thinking you’re chocolate, you might start eating yourself - Brendan Ingle
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower, its bloom is shed;
Or like the snow fall on the river,
A moment white - then melts forever,
Or like the Aurora Borealis rays,
That move before you can point to their place;
Or like the rainbow’s lovely form,
Vanishing amid the storm.
- [Robert burns: Tam o' Shanter](http://www.robertburns.org.uk/Assets/Poems_Songs/tamoshanter.htm)
Just one thing keeps ego around—comfort. Pursuing great work—whether it is in sports or art or business—is often terrifying. Ego soothes that fear. It’s a salve to that insecurity. Replacing the rational and aware parts of our psyche with bluster and self-absorption, ego tells us what we want to hear, when we want to hear it. But it is a short-term fix with a long-term consequence - Ryan Holiday. “Ego Is the Enemy.”
- Humble in our aspirations
- Gracious in our success
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Resilient in our failures
Ryan Holiday. “Ego Is the Enemy.”
Silence. The ability to deliberately keep yourself out of the conversation and subsist without its validation. Silence is the respite of the confident and the strong. - “Ego Is the Enemy.”
What is real accomplishment? Is it the job title, the business school they went to, the number of assistants they have, the location of their parking space, the grants they earn, their access to the CEO, the size of their paycheck, or the number of fans they have. Appearances are deceiving.
Updating your appraisal of your talents in a downward direction is one of the most difficult things to do in life—but it is almost always a component of mastery - Ryan Holiday. “Ego Is the Enemy.”
Say little, do much. Do the grunt work. Enjoy the process of mastery instead of the outcome that only last a moment and may be different from what is expected.
To hate even the thought of subservience. To despise those who have more means, more experience, or more status than you. That is the ego. Preventing mastery.
- Find what nobody else wants to do and do it.
- Find inefficiencies and waste and redundancies. Identify leaks and patches to free up resources for new areas.
- Produce more than everyone else and give your ideas away
Those who have subdued their ego understand that it doesn’t degrade you when others treat you poorly; it degrades them. Instead, you must do nothing. Take it. Eat it until you’re sick. Endure it. Quietly brush it off and work harder. Play the game. Ignore the noise; do not let it distract you. Restraint is a difficult skill but a critical one. - Ryan Holiday. “Ego Is the Enemy.”